Is SD-WAN in your DNA?

BILL.THOMPSON@WWT.COM618-719-6014

@BillThompsonWWTwww.linkedin.com/in/billthompsonWWT

Bill ThompsonPrincipal Architect

• 20+ years in IT

• Based in St Louis, Mo

• Passionate about Network Automation and Programmability

FUN FACT

My first career choice was to be a Dentist

How many SD-WAN vendors are on the market?

30+

What is the most expensive area of network infrastructure?1

A) Data CenterB) CampusC) SecurityD) WAN

In a Gartner Poll2, what percentage of CEO’s considered their WAN cost-effective and agile?

6 percent

1 Gartner Blog Network – “Happy Birthday, SD-WAN”, May 20162 Gartner - “Market Guide for WAN Edge Infrastructure”, March 2017

Improve Experience

Cost Reduction Maintain Security

Simple

Why SD-WAN?

Traditional WAN

ProductionDeployment

Non-Traditional Solution

Carrier Contracts

Sweating Assets/Licensing

InfoSec (especially for Direct Internet Access)

IT Training and Experience

Change in NetOps

Many large, high-profile WWT customers are in this part of the cycle

Technology Selection

Where are Enterprises at today?

How can WWT help bridge the gap?

Workshops, Design sessions

Demonstrationenvironments and

Sandboxes

Proofs of Concept

WWT Total Business Solutions

Discover

Evaluate

Decide

Deploy

Manage Lifecycle

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